News

Sep 4, 2024

Applying to Graduate School: Information Session

Learn how to be a competitive candidate! 

Aug 29, 2024

Exhibiting Creativity

A public history doctoral student and an arts studies alumna work with the visual arts to provide a vital framework to help address some of today’s grand challenges. 

Aug 27, 2024

Exciting Lineup of Guest Lecturers to Visit Dr. Matthew Booker’s History Classes

Students gain a wealth of knowledge from guest speakers. 

Aug 23, 2024

The Latest History Faculty News

Our faculty have been busy. Check out the latest news! 

Aug 20, 2024

The History Department Announces Publication of New Book from Dr. Paul Brinkman

In Dr. Brinkman's newly published book, "the rediscovery of a curator’s lost journal illuminates the astonishing African journey that formed the basis of the Chicago Field Museum’s famed collections." 

Aug 16, 2024

Impressionism at 150

Dr. Alexis Clark to moderate online discussion, "Impressionism at 150: New Views from around the World" 

Aug 12, 2024

What’s on Tap? Maybe One Day Your Wastewater

JoAnna Klein spoke with environmental historian Matthew Booker and engineer Francis De Los Reyes about the problem of urban waste management. The answer is a lesson in history – and a call to challenge our assumptions about what waste really means to us. 

Jul 24, 2024

New Book Out from Professor Nicholas Robins

Robins' new book explores the legacy of Peru's Shining Path insurgency. 

May 13, 2024

Two Faculty Members Named National Humanities Center Fellows

English professor Belle Boggs and history professor Susanna Lee have been named National Humanities Center Fellows and will spend the next academic year working on individual research projects. 

May 6, 2024

Meet our Outstanding Spring and Summer 2024 Graduates

We would like to congratulate our History MA and Public History PhD and MA 2024 graduates. We wish them the best of luck as they go out into the world.